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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What U.S. state has a bigger economy than South Korea?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Illinois.
(c) California.
(d) New York State.

2. In 2019, what was the percent of the U.S. population that was poor?
(a) 15.9.
(b) 18.6.
(c) 10.5.
(d) 13.3.

3. When Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many school children were homeless?
(a) More than a million.
(b) 250,000.
(c) About 500,000.
(d) 2 million.

4. When did Milwaukee implement the New Hope program?
(a) 1991.
(b) Mid-1990s.
(c) Late 1980s.
(d) 1984.

5. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?
(a) More than 3.6 million.
(b) About 4.2 million.
(c) 2.9 million.
(d) 5.8 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the average American city between 2000 and 2022, by what percent had fuel and utilities increased?

2. According to the Government Accountabilty Office, how many American workers relied on Medicaid for health insurance?

3. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many people were immigrants?

4. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?

5. Near what town did Desmond grow up?

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